Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-19
VERY SLOW PROGRESS
AT THE NEW YORK CONVENTION OF
OF HENRY GEORGE MEN.

The Second Days Work Clears the Deck
of SociaIists-U Union Labor Overtures
Promptly Rejected--NIcMackin Elected
Chairman-George and McGIynn on tho
Platform Committee.
SYRACUSE, N Y, Aug. 19-As party
United Labor is prentice hand in polit-
ical conventions, and it has taken couple Of
days of cheerful and good-natured fighting
for the convention to straighten out its list of
delegates and get down to naming perma
nent organization and appointing a commit
tee on platform and resolutions. The con
vention was called to order Thursday at 1854
a. m, and the credentials committee had two
reports to offer-majority and minority. The
former report ousted the Socialist delegates,
but there were enough sympathizers of the
Socialists on the credentials committee to pro
pose that the Socialists be admitted Finally
the Socialist delegates were given the floor.
to protest against their expulsion. Sergiu:
Shevitsch spoke for them fifteen minutes and
aroused the enthusiasm of bis adherents by
asserting that the Socialists were the back.
bone of the United Labor party.
The first test vote was on the admission of
George Block, of the Fourteenth assembly
district The majority of the committee rec
commended the seating of William McCsbt
instead of Block, and this was done The
Socialists then offered resolution in favor
of admitting both the delegates from con
tested districts and giving each delegation
half vote The resolution took the grounds
that the convention does not decide by thi'
action whether the Socialistic party is or il
not political party, but unless that body a
its next meeting abandons all claim to being
political party its members shall not be eli
gible as members of the United Labor party
Despite its ingenious construction, this reso
luton was rejected and the majority report
of the commtte on credentials was adopted
The committee on permanent organization
| made majority report in favor of John Nc
Mackin for president and John McCabe an,
R H. Ferguson for vice president, The mi
nority report held that no names should hav'
been recommended. In debate it was charged
that the majority report was in the nature o
a slate A motion by friends of the majority
report to accept the report after striking on
the names was carried, and nominations fol
permanent officers were then made. Johl
McMackin was nominated for president AM
the Socialists made combination with tn
Kings county men in supporting John r
ODonnell, of Kings, for that office, thougl
O'Donnell is very conservative and anti
Socialistic man.
Henry George and DIR. McGlynn earnestl,
supported McMackin.
The vote resulted: McMackin, Ill; O'Don
| nell, IS. As O'Donnell bad the compliment
| ary vote of his own county, and the entir
| Socialistic vote, this is regarded as an over
| whelming defeat for the latter faction
| committee including DR.. McGlynn an,
ODonnell escorted McMackin to the chair
and O'Donnell made little speech saying h
had rather be beaten by McMackin than b.
| any body he knew of After McMackin ha'
| accepted the honor in brief speech reces
was taken until evening.
At the evening session james Ryan, of o.
wego; W. C. Wood, of Gloversville, and R
T J. Sanford, of Troy, were chosen vic
| chairmen. J. T. Burke, j. T. Coughlin an
| F. C. Leubuscher, of New York, were choser
secretaries A communication from tn
| Union Labor party requesting a conferenc
was read, and after very brief debate wa
| oTueTHU TO pe returned WIN the announce
ment that the request YVES declined, as tn
| principles of the two parties were irreconcild
| BILE
Committees on resolutions and platforr
were then appointed. Dr. McGiynn, Henr
George, Henry George Jr, John
| O'Donnell and Michael Clarke were anon
those on the committee on platform. jaime
R.dpath, I. r. Wakeman, J. p. Kohler H
Alden Spencer, Jeremiah Murphy and P. L
Ferguson were among those on resolution:
The convention then adjourned until 10 a
m. Friday.
| The Socialists and trades union representa-
tives attended dance at night, at whic
speeches were made Many of the Unite
Labor people joined in friendly discussion
A Socialist indignation meeting was al
nounced for Friday night, at which Vrot
man, Block and Hinton will speak.